trifidate

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adjective

Bifid, divided into two main parts.

OriginLatin trifidus →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivetrifidate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBifid, divided into two main parts.

    It is well-known among philologists that trifidate stemmata are generally rarer than bifidate ones.

    2024, Claudio De Stefani, “Stemmi trifidi e traduzioni orientali”, in Wiener Studien

Origin

  1. Latintrifidus
  2. Englishtrifidate

From Latin trifidus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, trifid + -ate.

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APA

trifidate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trifidate

MLA

“trifidate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trifidate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trifidate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trifidate.

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